But I roughly treat my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
For if you live after the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit do put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.
And every man that strives for self control is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Therefore, if food makes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat while the world stands, lest I make my brother to stumble.
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or suffer loss?
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Who have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
Rejected silver shall men call them, because the LORD has rejected them.
But unto the wicked God says, What have you to do to declare my statutes, or that you should take my covenant in your mouth?
That he may take part in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she wearies me.
Their knobs and their branches were of the same piece: all of it was one hammered work of pure gold.